U.S., Turkish staff struck by debris in Ankara embassy blast

February 01, 2013|Reuters

WASHINGTON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Several U.S. and Turkish staffat the U.S. embassy in Ankara were struck by debris from asuicide bombing that killed one Turkish guard on Friday, U.S.State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said.

The spokeswoman said a Turkish visitor to the embassy was in"serious condition" following the blast, which Turkish InteriorMinister Muammer Guler said was carried out by a member of anillegal far-left group. Nuland said the staff members struck bydebris were treated at the embassy clinic and released.